If there is a toddler around, you never know what might happen. Tumbles, falls and scrapes are part of the daily trials. The best way to be sure that you are prepared to handle these common emergencies is to be ready to perform basic first aid for common problems such as choking and bee stings. […]
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Most of us have been exposed to poison ivy, poison sumac or poison oak at some point. The exposure can occur while camping or hiking outdoors or when cleaning out the backyard weeds at home. Understandably, there is a risk that we might not remember when we came in contact with these plants but one
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An individual with diarrhea has unusually loose or watery stools. There is frequent bowel movement that occurs more than 3 times in a day. Nevertheless, whether or not an individual has diarrhea, it can be influenced by his/her normal, baseline bowel habits. Always bear in mind that when managing diarrhea, the main objective is to
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Intuitively, all of us will call for emergency assistance when someone breaks inside our house or if we smell smoke. In addition, we call for emergency assistance if involved in a vehicular accident. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E0xxCROnqY It is important to note that there are medical conditions are the difficult to judge than accidents. Oftentimes, they seem to
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Even though deaths caused by venomous or poisonous snakes are rare, it is vital to be well aware of these common characteristics of venomous snakes in order to avoid them while hiking. There are four main types of venomous snakes in the U.S. which includes copperheads, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and coral snakes. Proper identification of snake
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It is important to note that gunshot wounds can cause significant tissue damage. There are three factors in order to determine the harshness of a gunshot wound – location, speed of the projectile and size of the projectile. Altering the speed of the bullet makes a difference to the degree of damage done by the
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A third degree burn are also called as full thickness burns and are said to be the worst kinds of burns as they result to most damage to the skin. The skin has two layers: the epidermis (outer layer) and dermis (inner layer), where the nerves and capillaries are located. Beneath the dermis is a
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If a child has been bitten by a stray cat, there are vital measures that you have to do. Aside from basic first aid which includes bleeding control, cleansing of the wound using water and soap, applying an antibiotic ointment and bandaging the bite site, it is important to call the local animal control, health
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Cortisone is a type of steroid that is naturally produced by a gland inside the body known as the adrenal gland. Take note that the adrenal gland releases cortisol when the body is under stress. The natural cortisone is released into the bloodstream and somewhat short-acting. The injectable form of cortisone is produced synthetically and
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Prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa is around 0.6% of the US population and is more commonly seen in teenage females wherein consciousness on body image is at its peak. It involves the perception of being fat even when the person is very thin in reality that may eventually result to ill effects on the body. In
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